The bar’s owner, Mark Kwiatkowski, told NBC 5 Chicago that he wrote the Facebook post himself.

“I was just frustrated and I just kind of wanted to make somewhat of a statement,” Kwiatkowski said. “I felt like we did have an opportunity to say something that might draw some attention to this ugliness.”

He told the news station that since his post, the policy has not yet been enforced.

“I think what we would do is kindly ask them to remove [the hat] but we would let them in certainly and maybe have an opportunity to discuss all of this and see their opinions,” Kwiatkowski said of the policy.

“We've been getting a lot more interactions here on Facebook since we decided to disallow MAGA hats and we're not sure how to deal with it,” the post on Monday ready. “Hey Red Hen, how are y'all handling it? (And are you interested in any cross-promotion opportunities?)”